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down, a new venture under the same ownership (Lazos - Parrilla de Zingaro) specializes
in Argentinian-style meats with equally splendid results.
PERUVIAN, EUROPEAN
Zig Zag $$
( 20-6020;
www.zigzagrestaurant.com
;
Zela 210; mains S33-40; 6pm-midnight)
Upscale but not ridiculously pricey, Zig Zag is a Peruvian restaurant with European in-
flections that inhabits a two-story colonial house with an iron stairway designed by
Gustave Eiffel (blimey, that bloke must have been busy). The menu classic is a meat se-
lection served on a unique volcano-stone grill with various sauces. The fondues are also
good. Some heretics claim it's even better than Gastón Acurio's Chicha.
PERUVIAN
Tradición Arequipeña $
( 42-6467;
www.tradicionarequipena.com
;
Av Dolores 111; meals S18-40;
11:30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 11:30am-1am Sat, 8:30am-6pm Sun)
This locally famous restaur-
ant has mazelike gardens, live
folklórica
and
criollo
music (upbeat coastal music), and of-
fers a Sunday morning breakfast of
adobo de cerdo,
a traditional slow-cooked pork dish.
It's 2km southeast of the center; a taxi ride here should cost S4.
Chicha $$$
( 28-7360;
www.chicha.com.pe
; Santa Catalina 210; mains S26-58; noon-midnight
Mon-Sat, to 9pm Sun)
Peru's most famous chef, Gastón Acurio owns this wildly experi-
mental place whose menu never veers too far from Peru's Inca-Spanish roots. River
prawns are a highlight in season (April to December), but Acurio prepares the Peruvian
staples -
tacu tacu
,
lomo saltado
, ceviche - with equal panache, along with tender alpaca
burgers and pastas earthy enough to placate even the most fastidious Italian. Like many
'celeb' places, Chicha divides opinion between food snobs and purists. Step inside its fine
colonial interior and join the debate.
PERUVIAN, FUSION
Crepisimo $
(
www.crepisimo.com
;
Alianza Francesa, Santa Catalina 208; mains S6-16; 8am-11pm
Mon-Sat, noon-11pm Sun; )
For a truly great cafe you need all the essential compon-
ents - food, setting, service, ambience et al - to come together in a blockbusting whole.
Crepisimo succeeds by taking the simple crepe and offering it with 100 different types of
CREPERIE
